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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Dutch like bikes? Pah! http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Dutch like bikes? Pah! en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:33:43 +0000 cc on "Dutch like bikes? Pah!" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3524#post-36934 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:50:40 +0000 cc 36934@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Do cycle by all means :-) but you might be in luck with the train - looks like the first train leaves Cologne at 4:21am! <a href="http://www.toandfromtheairport.com/cologne-bonn.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.toandfromtheairport.com/cologne-bonn.html</a> bahn.de agrees. Stepdoh on "Dutch like bikes? Pah!" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3524#post-36905 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:49:27 +0000 Stepdoh 36905@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Funny, I had completely forgot about that, first time I was there i took a cab and last time I flew into dusseldorf and got the (amazing) ICE train. The transit there is great though (despite being worked on by <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5281285,00.html">bilfinger berger</a>) One problem is that my flight back is at 6am. May just do the bike rental plan for a day. Really wish all cities had a velib/velov/boris bike scheme, they are incredibly convenient. cc on "Dutch like bikes? Pah!" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3524#post-36867 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:47:27 +0000 cc 36867@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Cologne/Bonn has a handy S-Bahn straight into Cologne city centre. Since it's Germany and well organised I'd imagine you could take a bike on it? crowriver on "Dutch like bikes? Pah!" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3524#post-36857 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:16:02 +0000 crowriver 36857@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Was in Köln a few years ago, stopover on a cheap airline connection... Lovely place, very nice pubs, bars, restaurants. Also lots of galleries if you like that sort of thing. Didn't cycle but saw lots that were. Stepdoh on "Dutch like bikes? Pah!" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3524#post-36855 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:09:03 +0000 Stepdoh 36855@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ PS, if you ever are there, I heartily reccommend <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Putz,+Cologne,+Germany&hl=en&ll=50.935086,6.938252&spn=0.004537,0.011362&sll=50.935518,6.939105&sspn=0.002268,0.005681&dirflg=w&fll=50.933199,6.939282&fspn=0.004368,0.011362&doflg=ptk&z=17&layer=c&cbll=50.935071,6.93793&panoid=MWNUPI4sjT3TTD48sD_i5A&cbp=12,290.53,,0,6.97">this place</a> Stepdoh on "Dutch like bikes? Pah!" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3524#post-36853 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:59:43 +0000 Stepdoh 36853@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Off to Koeln in October for a week for work and the last couple of times I've jealously looked at all the Germans stylishly scooting about the reasonable bike infrastructure. Thought I had a smart idea to chuck my bike in a CTC poly bag and take it with me for a bit of an explore, but sadly KLM (this is the dutch bit) don't do special pricing on bikes, they just count them as a separate piece of luggage, so it's £37 each way. Annoyingly they carry standard golf bags FoC. Harumph. Wondering whether I can get my duds into a hand luggage sized bag that can be bungee corded to my back rack. I thought airlines usually had a flat £10 or £20 ew fee. Other tiny issue is the trip from Cologne Bonn Airport to the city :) Although that's more of a challenge. May just rent a bike for the free day I've got. Is a shame though. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=embed&saddr=CGN,+Cologne,+Germany&daddr=Rubensstra%C3%9Fe,+K%C3%B6ln,+Nordrhein-Westfalen,+Germany&hl=en&geocode=FcBXCAMd8q9sACHIS0XLNiWXZA%3BFZcwCQMdEuxpACnlLbxjACW_RzGbQM_1txxBWQ&mra=ltm&dirflg=w&sll=50.906156,7.032319&sspn=0.145269,0.363579&ie=UTF8&ll=50.907796,7.029877&spn=0.129893,0.205994&z=11">View Larger Map</a>